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this is nasa video of the asteroid moving across the sky. astronomers say the two events were coincidental. and the objects were traveling in opposite schoolmates of an antioch teen are mourning this evening. after showing up to school today, they found out that one of their peers died last night. killed at an intersection neighbors consider very police say the driver is cooperating with police. he is not being charged. meanwhile, kron 4's alecia the move at black diamond middle school was sad. the classmate was hit and killed yesterday. the extended part of per day is made of future many of them dunned rest in peace in their arms. here's a lot of them had to say about their friends. it just doesn't feel real. it feels like to say she's just cannot come back and be the person she's always been. i came to school and it was really quiet i figured all she did was pass away. it was pretty much dead silent here today is a can't believe she is gone. it was just yesterday she was nice she always had a big smile and was released week. it was release
this is nasa video of the asteroid moving across the sky. astronomers say the two events were coincidental. and the objects were traveling in opposite schoolmates of an antioch teen are mourning this evening. after showing up to school today, they found out that one of their peers died last night. killed at an intersection neighbors consider very police say the driver is cooperating with police. he is not being charged. meanwhile, kron 4's alecia the move at black diamond middle school was sad....
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nasa doesn't have the resources to look for asteroids. which is why a trio of american astronauts and rocket scientist raise money to launch their own asteroid early warning system called sentinel dedicated telescope scanning the stars for threats. >> this asteroid is a wake up call we should be looking out there. these things do hit the earth. >>reporter: we can keep the plan it safe say scientist, if we just know what is out there headed our way. this is abc news, seattle. >>> that will get our attentio attention. he was in a bigger rush than she was. come up next on 7 news at 9. court ship by a former president. stay with us. i'll through presidents' day, get 36 months interest-free financing and save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. plus, free delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. keep more presidents in your wallet. this special financing offer ends presidents' day at sleep train. superior service, best selection, lowest
nasa doesn't have the resources to look for asteroids. which is why a trio of american astronauts and rocket scientist raise money to launch their own asteroid early warning system called sentinel dedicated telescope scanning the stars for threats. >> this asteroid is a wake up call we should be looking out there. these things do hit the earth. >>reporter: we can keep the plan it safe say scientist, if we just know what is out there headed our way. this is abc news, seattle....
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nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about the asteroid have a prediction. the need to worry though, as the scientists say it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say the asteroid this size would cause an explosive equivalent to two and a half ton megaton bomb. >> we are back at 6:45 a.m. and authorities have all arrested the 45 year-old santa clara man for having explosives in his home. police say was a threat against a state senator at leland yee. the bomb squad detonated some of the explosives. the chp will blow up the rest of the close of this morning. a young man was shot on a campus at school and san leandro. investigators are now at that school looking for clues. they will be there for awhile, classes' have been cancelled today. this is the first homicide of the year for the lme that sheriff's office. olympic sprinter oscar the store has been charged with the murder of his third year-old girlfriend was shot dead in his home in south africa. police say pistorius, a double amputee known as blade runne
nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about the asteroid have a prediction. the need to worry though, as the scientists say it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say the asteroid this size would cause an explosive equivalent to two and a half ton megaton bomb. >> we are back at 6:45 a.m. and authorities have all arrested the 45 year-old santa clara man for having explosives in his home. police say was a...
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but don't worry, nasa says this asteroid will move past us and not impact earth. now, this morning, though, 500 people are hurt from a meteor that exploded over russia. most of them were cut by glass broken by shockwaves and this caught many people by surprise. >> an object the size of a house or car cannot be seen by telescopes and they catch you off guard. >> reporter: this meteor is le
but don't worry, nasa says this asteroid will move past us and not impact earth. now, this morning, though, 500 people are hurt from a meteor that exploded over russia. most of them were cut by glass broken by shockwaves and this caught many people by surprise. >> an object the size of a house or car cannot be seen by telescopes and they catch you off guard. >> reporter: this meteor is le
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. >> nasa is currently studying about 9,000 of these near earth asteroids. about 1800 of them are fairly large and they are very particularly interesting to us. >> it's been a phenomenally successful program and no impact risk in the near future. >> reporter: we have sent a spacecraft to get a close look at an asteroid and now that one is getting a close-up look at us, scientists are seizing the moment. >> as it flies by we are going to use our radars to bounce radiowaves off this asteroid, watch it spin, look at the reflections and understand its size, shape and perhaps even a little bit about what it's made of. >> reporter: that's happening now. even as 2012da14 heads back into space. from the solar system bureau, i'm science editor brian hackney, kpix 5. >>> federal investigators are in mobile, alabama tonight investigating the cause of the fire that crippled that cruise ship. today pug boats pulled the carnival triumph to a shipyard for repairs. thousands of passengers cheered when it finally docked last night after 5 days of sewage- soaked floors. they
. >> nasa is currently studying about 9,000 of these near earth asteroids. about 1800 of them are fairly large and they are very particularly interesting to us. >> it's been a phenomenally successful program and no impact risk in the near future. >> reporter: we have sent a spacecraft to get a close look at an asteroid and now that one is getting a close-up look at us, scientists are seizing the moment. >> as it flies by we are going to use our radars to bounce...
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nasa may have spotted the galaxy's newest black hole. this is it. the aftermath of supernova, most explode leaving behind a neutron star but in this case it looks like it left a black hole and from earth it's about 1,000 years old. but it happened 26,000 light- years away. so the image we're seeing now happened 27,000 years ago. there you go. in space time though that's relatively recent, right? >> how do you wrap your arms around that? >> unlike our show today. i have to say there's a lot of science today in our show and it's fantastic. >> we love it. >> yeah. hey, our director is saying, yawn. [ laughter ] >> but it has been a very nice day outside today. we have a lot of sunshine coming our way. a little fog showing up in the north bay valleys. the temperatures are going to be warming up nicely though. in fact, we're seeing those offshore winds blowing already. numbers up in the 50s as you approach the coastline. by the afternoon, how about this? 60s and 70s. the weekend looking good too. but we do have some showers coming our way next week, eliz
nasa may have spotted the galaxy's newest black hole. this is it. the aftermath of supernova, most explode leaving behind a neutron star but in this case it looks like it left a black hole and from earth it's about 1,000 years old. but it happened 26,000 light- years away. so the image we're seeing now happened 27,000 years ago. there you go. in space time though that's relatively recent, right? >> how do you wrap your arms around that? >> unlike our show today. i have to say...
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we'll bring you nasa's teams tracking this asteroid from jpl in pasadena, california. we have folks at a new york planetarium and we have meteorologist chad myers all joining in to talk about this. so let's begin with tom foreman, because he is sort of our go-to 3-d guy apparently. tell me what this asteroid really looks like. >> you understand what it really looks like, you have to understand where it is. you've been talking about how it is one of the closest encounters we ever had, the closest for this size thing. let's get some reference points on it. manufacture many of us think about the moon as if that is something close to us. it is not that close. it is actually about a quarter million miles away. so what really is close to us, brooke? well, satellites are close. lots of them. this is a scale of where the satellite bands are around our earth. the furthest ones 22,000 miles out there. and where is this thing going to come from? this asteroid will come sweeping out here and go through the satellite band. let me give you a different angle. let's see how close we'r
we'll bring you nasa's teams tracking this asteroid from jpl in pasadena, california. we have folks at a new york planetarium and we have meteorologist chad myers all joining in to talk about this. so let's begin with tom foreman, because he is sort of our go-to 3-d guy apparently. tell me what this asteroid really looks like. >> you understand what it really looks like, you have to understand where it is. you've been talking about how it is one of the closest encounters we ever had, the...
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janine de la vega is live at nasa aims in mountain view where people gathered. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon. they were showing a feed of this. now it's just a recording of what it looked like. in the last 40 minutes it came as close as it would to the dearth. just to give you an idea how big it is, we're told it is as big as the size of this entire building, half a football field. on the screen, the asteroid doesn't look that spectacular. it looks like a small dot of light. these are pictures of the astroid being scene from an observatory in australia. it's 150 feet that's been dubbed 2012 da-14. scientists say there's no chance it will hit the earth. space enthusiasts came to watch the asteroid flying by as well as nasa scientists commenting on the significance. we spoke to a nasa expert and a viewer about the asteroid. >> it's coming very close and that gives us a wonderful opportunity to study it up close. and so we can learn a lot more about these types of objects. in terms of its scientist significance, there's depreleft over -- debri
janine de la vega is live at nasa aims in mountain view where people gathered. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon. they were showing a feed of this. now it's just a recording of what it looked like. in the last 40 minutes it came as close as it would to the dearth. just to give you an idea how big it is, we're told it is as big as the size of this entire building, half a football field. on the screen, the asteroid doesn't look that spectacular. it looks like a small dot...
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these are nasa radar images and illustrations of * d a 14. the 150 m diameter rocks is going to pass so close to earth, that it will be even closer than some satellites! nasa says that it will be the best opportunity " never " to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about astroid past predictions. no need to worry, though, nasa scientists say that it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say and ask for this size would cause an expulsion equivalent to 82 and a half megaton bomb. we will be right back. >> here are the afternoon highs. is going to be a nice day. it will be 69 degrees impala alto. fairfield will be popping out at 70 degrees. bridgman will be at 67 degrees. it will be 71 degrees for santa rosa. your kron 47 day around the bay highlights that warmer weather will be for the weekend and we may see some light rain as we head into next tuesday and wednesday. >> we're not tracking any hot spots but here is your bridge to check. the drive times are still from 18 to 20 minutes. the san mateo bridge to drive
these are nasa radar images and illustrations of * d a 14. the 150 m diameter rocks is going to pass so close to earth, that it will be even closer than some satellites! nasa says that it will be the best opportunity " never " to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about astroid past predictions. no need to worry, though, nasa scientists say that it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say and ask for this size would cause an expulsion equivalent to 82...
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these are nasa radar images and illustrations of the asteroid. the 150-meter diameter rock is going to pass so close to earth, it will be even closer than some satellites! no need to worry, though; nasa scientists say it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say an asteroid this size would cause an explosion equivalent to a two-and-a-half megaton bomb. >> coming up your complete sports... the bay area market ranked only 28th in super bowl television ratings despite the 49ers participation. have the giants. with two world series titles in three years. passed up the 49ers as the number-one team in the bay area? speaking of the giants. spring training is here and there will be a lot of eyes on the progress of tim lincecum. who had a subpar regular season but was great out of the bullpen in the postseason. will he ever regain his old form as a starter? and if not could a relief role. possibly as a closer. be in his future? third baseman pablo sandoval was obviously fantastic in the world series. but. like lincecum. he had his struggles durin
these are nasa radar images and illustrations of the asteroid. the 150-meter diameter rock is going to pass so close to earth, it will be even closer than some satellites! no need to worry, though; nasa scientists say it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say an asteroid this size would cause an explosion equivalent to a two-and-a-half megaton bomb. >> coming up your complete sports... the bay area market ranked only 28th in super bowl television ratings despite the 49ers...
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nasa says this asteroid will move quickly and past us. as you said, 500 people are hurt in the meteor that exploded over russia. most of them were cut by glass broken by the shockwaves. >> an object the size of the house or car cannot be seen by telescopes and they creep up right behind you and catch you off guard. >> reporter: this meteor led some researchers to question if there is a link again between the asteroid headed to earth but we are just learning that scientists say it's merely a coincidence. the asteroid will fly by the closest fly-by for an object of its size within 17,000 miles from earth. to put that in perspective, that's closer than some tv satellites. if you are interested in getting a look at this asteroid, you can't really see it with the naked eye but the chabot space and science center will be holding a special viewing party tonight. live at the nasa ames research center, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> a special viewing party is planned in oakland tonight at the chabot space and science center. they are going to have tel
nasa says this asteroid will move quickly and past us. as you said, 500 people are hurt in the meteor that exploded over russia. most of them were cut by glass broken by the shockwaves. >> an object the size of the house or car cannot be seen by telescopes and they creep up right behind you and catch you off guard. >> reporter: this meteor led some researchers to question if there is a link again between the asteroid headed to earth but we are just learning that scientists say it's...
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we'll get the latest from nasa. in ameri today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's is ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu. ♪ >>> carnival cruise lines promise today reimburse passengers for the trip and transportation home. also credit for future cruise. plus $500. at least one passenger on the disabled horrible trip from hell has already filed suit over the conditions claiming she suffered physical and emotional harm during her time on the triumph. a number of miami based attorneys have firms and they've received, quote, inquires from passengers. joining us, two attorneys. thank you. >> the stories are plentiful about the
we'll get the latest from nasa. in ameri today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's is ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure...
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serious accusations this morning leveled at mountain view's nasa ames. employees there accused by two powerful congressmen of leaking valuable american technology information to foreigners. is politics at play as well? business and tech reporter scott mcgrew joins us. this is not the first time nasa has been accused. >> republican iowa senator chuck grassley made the same allegations in this letter back in 2012 demanding answers to those allegations some at nasa may have given away information that would violate america's laws against exporting technology. the latest version of this accusation comes from these men. lamar smith of texas. frank wolf of virginia. they are also republicans. according to the magazine "aviation week" they sent a letter to the justice department asking where there had been no prosecutions. in all of these cases the accusation take pains to name the center's director, he's former air force brigadier general pete warden seen here. they don't specifically accuse warden himself but often they question his leadership. it's hard to t
serious accusations this morning leveled at mountain view's nasa ames. employees there accused by two powerful congressmen of leaking valuable american technology information to foreigners. is politics at play as well? business and tech reporter scott mcgrew joins us. this is not the first time nasa has been accused. >> republican iowa senator chuck grassley made the same allegations in this letter back in 2012 demanding answers to those allegations some at nasa may have given away...
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nasa is broadcasting the fly by on its site at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." extra happy to be awake this morning. >> if you have trouble picturing half a football field, people saying it is the sides of an olympic swimming fool -- pool coming by earth. >> it is cool or warm? >> it is warmer. dry. clear. offshore breeze kicked in yesterday and chased away the clouds. one area only has fog at 1.5 mile visibility in santa rosa. get ready for a warmer than average day and mid-60's the scene coast and upper 60's to mid-70's around the bay and inland. how the commute? >> relaxing. 5:32 on friday morning everything is looking good. if you travel from pleasant hills the brake lights at north main and moving nicely on 24 and 680 is looking great all the way to the dublin interchange and the central valley is moving nicely over the pass to livermore area and the drive times if you are traveling north 101 through san jose, 880, northbound, toward highway 84 and 92 from the peninsula over to hayward you are looking at 15 minutes on the bridge. >> a busy san francisco int
nasa is broadcasting the fly by on its site at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." extra happy to be awake this morning. >> if you have trouble picturing half a football field, people saying it is the sides of an olympic swimming fool -- pool coming by earth. >> it is cool or warm? >> it is warmer. dry. clear. offshore breeze kicked in yesterday and chased away the clouds. one area only has fog at 1.5 mile visibility in santa rosa. get ready for a warmer than average...
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so, the leaders at nasa -- i call them nasa's resident ex-con -- is inspiring these people to point acts of ecoer toism, and they're against all forms of energy, which doesn't make send. if we're getting oil from democracy in canada, that's caught ethical oil, as opposed to getting from nye jeer -- nye nigeria or the middle east. the. >> neil: what is scary, the ends justify the means and if push came to shove and it meant tearing the thing down or doing god know's what, without this oil, it's a better world for us? that is crazy. >> yes, it's not about not in my backyard so much as they're worried about the extra co2 that would be emited in the atmosphere. the same guy said we only have four years to save the planet in january 2009. we passed another mayan calendar deadline. they believe in this prophecy ask don't think they won't act. in the environmentol commitey we had to deal with ecoterrorism when it came to animal rights, property rights, and in colorado so it's a very real thing. torching suvs. this movement, if it gets frustrated, particularly frustrated with a democratic presid
so, the leaders at nasa -- i call them nasa's resident ex-con -- is inspiring these people to point acts of ecoer toism, and they're against all forms of energy, which doesn't make send. if we're getting oil from democracy in canada, that's caught ethical oil, as opposed to getting from nye jeer -- nye nigeria or the middle east. the. >> neil: what is scary, the ends justify the means and if push came to shove and it meant tearing the thing down or doing god know's what, without this oil,...
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nasa says the near theore released the evaluate of equivalent of 500 kilotons. adam housley reports. >> reporter: it's being called the city of broken glass. more than 24,000 people working to clean the damage from the chelyabinsk region. the explosion blew out windows from more than 4,000 buildings and 1200 people sustained injuries most caused by flying glass. >> i told the students to move from the windows and not long after that the meteor explode. they were all fine, but when they got back to their seats the piece of glass threw over their head. >> reporter: nasa estimates the meteor to have been 55' across and weighing 10 tons the same as a school bus, but smaller than the unrelated asteroid that flew by earth a few hours later. it created a dangerous situation with midday temperatures around 10 degrees fahrenheit. some are heading out to a frozen lake to look for meteor fragments. >> i noticed it went down this way and thought an asteroid is flying. here it shattered. i better pay attention to where it falls and go and explore them. >> reporter: the regio
nasa says the near theore released the evaluate of equivalent of 500 kilotons. adam housley reports. >> reporter: it's being called the city of broken glass. more than 24,000 people working to clean the damage from the chelyabinsk region. the explosion blew out windows from more than 4,000 buildings and 1200 people sustained injuries most caused by flying glass. >> i told the students to move from the windows and not long after that the meteor explode. they were all fine, but when...
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small by nasa standards. >> it is very hard to see. those are only observable in a few days of earth. this one actually slipped by our notice and came into the atmosphere. >> others are under a microscope so to speak. >> nasa monitors 9,000 asteroids and the big ones, a thousand of those, we monitor quite carefully. we call those potentially hazardous objects and look at their orbits and there are many hundreds before we have to worry about close approaches by those objects. >> that is good news. not as good for russia today. the president has ordered aid to be sent to the area and schools are closed because it is zero and the windows are broken. >> right now, nasa is watching for another event unrelated to the meteor, a giant 150' asteroid will fly by earth in the next half hour. observatories around the earth are pointing telescopes in the direction of the asteroid. amy joins us live from the laboratory in oakland where there is a party going on. amy? >> the party will be tonight when we can see it, closest to the earth in the next h
small by nasa standards. >> it is very hard to see. those are only observable in a few days of earth. this one actually slipped by our notice and came into the atmosphere. >> others are under a microscope so to speak. >> nasa monitors 9,000 asteroids and the big ones, a thousand of those, we monitor quite carefully. we call those potentially hazardous objects and look at their orbits and there are many hundreds before we have to worry about close approaches by those objects....
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why it may be time to increase nasa's budget. i know you are skeptical, but wait until you hear this. plus, who wants to get on a cruise ship after this? can carnival and the cruise industry save reputations from drowning? a top marketing expert joins us on how to stay afloat. piles of "money" coming up. this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day afr day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] e pill eachmorning. 24 hours. zero heartbur melissa: the story everybody is talking about. it explodes in the sky by russia. a thousand people injured, and the shock wave caused major cay yows blowing out windows, damaging buildings. this was just a little guy, by the way, theize of an suv, nothing compared to the apartment buildings sized astero that flew by just 17,000 miles away earlier this afternoon. if it was just a little closer, it could seriously have leveled the c
why it may be time to increase nasa's budget. i know you are skeptical, but wait until you hear this. plus, who wants to get on a cruise ship after this? can carnival and the cruise industry save reputations from drowning? a top marketing expert joins us on how to stay afloat. piles of "money" coming up. this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day afr day... block the acid...
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nasa says now more like 7,000. it ripped through the air like a blade through fabric triggering sonic booms and an immense shock wave when it exploded. when it shattered miles above the earth, we're told it released 20 times the energy, more powerful than the hiroshimo bomb in japan. it was powerful enough to knock down doors and shatter windows across one city. officials say more than 1,000 people went for medical treatment. flying glass blamed for most of those injuries. one witness saying when older women in the neighborhood spotted it, they started screaming that the world was ending. and just about everybody seemed a little freaked out. >> it was very confusing because the building was shaking a little bit, so initially i thought it was an earthquake. but then i knew i heard this loud bang, so i thought some sort of explosion, either a gas leak or a bomb or -- once i saw this streak in the sky, i thought it was either a plane crash or a missile. >> can you blame him? the shock waves shattered a wall 900 miles
nasa says now more like 7,000. it ripped through the air like a blade through fabric triggering sonic booms and an immense shock wave when it exploded. when it shattered miles above the earth, we're told it released 20 times the energy, more powerful than the hiroshimo bomb in japan. it was powerful enough to knock down doors and shatter windows across one city. officials say more than 1,000 people went for medical treatment. flying glass blamed for most of those injuries. one witness saying...
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and it's also the kind of objects that nasa cannot predict ahead of time. they're too small to actually track. the as asteroid that's passing the earth later this afternoon is an object that nasa can pick up ahead of time and can track. by the way, the two events are not related in any way. it's just a chance circumstance that both of these happened on the same day. >> okay. well, let's talk more about this asteroid. as we said, we know that's coming. so every ten years we can expect this sort of thing that happened over russia to happen somewhere in the world and there's not much we can do about it? >> no. there's no way really to predict objects that small coming into the earth atmosphere. tellus museum here is part of the network of nasa set up with fireball cameras. we have several in the southeast. and a few in the west. and this is part of a project, an effort, to track bright meteors. and we track about 8 to 12 bright meteors every night over cartersville. but when we link it with other cameras, we can tell how fast, how high, and even plot where in
and it's also the kind of objects that nasa cannot predict ahead of time. they're too small to actually track. the as asteroid that's passing the earth later this afternoon is an object that nasa can pick up ahead of time and can track. by the way, the two events are not related in any way. it's just a chance circumstance that both of these happened on the same day. >> okay. well, let's talk more about this asteroid. as we said, we know that's coming. so every ten years we can expect this...
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nasa's pro s rex mission is to learn more about these flying objects. i'm meteorologist erica grow, wusa9. >> nasa plans to catch up with an astroid as it passes near us in the year 2016, collect samples and hopefully figure out more where it came from. >>> new information on a bizarre and disturbing kidnapping and rape case in philadelphia. wusa9 has learned the alleged kidnapper is a 19-year-old former women's track athlete from springfield high school right here in montgomery county. christine rigusters is charged with disguising herself in traditional muslim robes to snatch a 5-year-old girl from a philadelphia school. our scott broom is in white oak, maryland, tonight. >> reporter: christine rigusters is a 2011 graduate of spring brook high school who made her mark here on the track team but who was accused in court in philadelphia today of a horrible crime. among the charges against rigusters is kidnapping and child rape after she was questioned thursday about a disturbing january 14th incident targeting a 5-year-old elementary school girl. rigust
nasa's pro s rex mission is to learn more about these flying objects. i'm meteorologist erica grow, wusa9. >> nasa plans to catch up with an astroid as it passes near us in the year 2016, collect samples and hopefully figure out more where it came from. >>> new information on a bizarre and disturbing kidnapping and rape case in philadelphia. wusa9 has learned the alleged kidnapper is a 19-year-old former women's track athlete from springfield high school right here in montgomery...
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why it may be time to increase nasa's budget. i know you are skeptical, but wait until you hear this. plus, who wants to get on a cruise ship after this? can carnival and the cruise industry save reputations from drowning? a top marketing expert joins us on how to stay afloat. piles of "money" coming up. ♪ we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watcyour money? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. your money needs an ally. more "likes." more tweets. so, beginning today, my son brock and his whole team will be our new senior social media strategists. any questions? since we make radiator valves wouldn't it be better if we just let fedex help us to expand to new markets? hmm gotta admit that's better than a few "likes." i don't have the door code. who's that? he won a contest online to be ceo for the day. how am i supposed to run a business here without an office?! [
why it may be time to increase nasa's budget. i know you are skeptical, but wait until you hear this. plus, who wants to get on a cruise ship after this? can carnival and the cruise industry save reputations from drowning? a top marketing expert joins us on how to stay afloat. piles of "money" coming up. ♪ we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watcyour...
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coming. >> nasa's currently studying about 9,000 of these near-earth asteroids. about 1,800 of them are fairly large and those are of very particular interest to us. >> now, overnight a bright flash was spotted streaking above the bay area sky. you might have seen it. and as the sky lit up, so did the phones in our newsroom. e-mails and tweets came pouring into kpix5. check that out. people concerned about a streak of light in the sky, and this youtube user posted this video of what may be a bright blue flash over the peninsula. we haven't been able to confirm the accuracy of that video, but, again, it was posted on youtube overnight from santa clarita to fairfield, facebook and twitter users reported seeing some type of flash just before 8:00 p.m. and nasa tells us there's no connection between the three of them, it was simply a cosmic coincidence. now, brian, you study these sorts of things. what's going on? it was kind of weird in 24 hours we saw all this. >> i don't know whether to be more stunned that we got three meteors in 24 hours or the fact that everybo
coming. >> nasa's currently studying about 9,000 of these near-earth asteroids. about 1,800 of them are fairly large and those are of very particular interest to us. >> now, overnight a bright flash was spotted streaking above the bay area sky. you might have seen it. and as the sky lit up, so did the phones in our newsroom. e-mails and tweets came pouring into kpix5. check that out. people concerned about a streak of light in the sky, and this youtube user posted this video of what...
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nasa says there were no worries the act asteroid. weighed asin russia as the eiffel tower. >> pretty incredible. also tonight, we are hearing more horrifying stories on what a true nightmare at sea. 44 lines of people on board the c --val cruise -- crews carnival cruise ship triumph are back home. we have stories of survival and recovery.ional >> a long recovery, but closer to the end. newsands of arrived in orleans. thinkingthey will be sleeping in warm beds. the end of a voyage they had anticipating for days. >> we only had an hour-and-a- half to sleep. be going home. >> a fire breaks out in the ship's engine room. the ship started drifting in the gulf of mexico. >> we were on an inside cabin. had no lights, no running water and no toilets that flush. >> at times, the ship leaves at angles -- leaned at odd angles. >> there was sewage everywhere. we had to walk over it to use the bathroom. >> u.s. coast guard and ntsb working to figure what went wrong. investigators are looking into the fire, crew response, and safety procedures the
nasa says there were no worries the act asteroid. weighed asin russia as the eiffel tower. >> pretty incredible. also tonight, we are hearing more horrifying stories on what a true nightmare at sea. 44 lines of people on board the c --val cruise -- crews carnival cruise ship triumph are back home. we have stories of survival and recovery.ional >> a long recovery, but closer to the end. newsands of arrived in orleans. thinkingthey will be sleeping in warm beds. the end of a voyage...
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since then, nasa has been plotting its path and is certain there will be no impact. its closest approach expected to be near indonesia at 2:24 p.m. eastern on friday. images have already been captured on high-powered telescopes in australia. >> you won't be able to see it with the naked eye. with research and a decent telescope, you have a shot but your best bet may be to do what a lot of people around here will be doing, monitoring the nasa feed online. as it gets closer, nasa's powerful gold stone deep space communications complex will be taking radar imagery, research that could help scientists avoid disaster in the future. back in 1908, a smaller meteor hit in a remote region of siberia, destroying the landscape for hundreds of miles. and scientists blame the dinosaur's demise on a massive astroid. >> the dinosaurs didn't have a space program. so they couldn't discover astroids and they couldn't do anything about it. >> reporter: so now nasa says they'll be watching and learning what they can from what is about to be a very close call. kristen dahlgren, nbc news,
since then, nasa has been plotting its path and is certain there will be no impact. its closest approach expected to be near indonesia at 2:24 p.m. eastern on friday. images have already been captured on high-powered telescopes in australia. >> you won't be able to see it with the naked eye. with research and a decent telescope, you have a shot but your best bet may be to do what a lot of people around here will be doing, monitoring the nasa feed online. as it gets closer, nasa's powerful...
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of nasa. right now a mere 25,000 miles, six minutes ago before we went on the air, it was at 27,000 miles, going very fast. and so, that's how they have it calculated not going to hit us or graze us, but buzz us in about an hour and ten minutes right here. i hope we live. just kidding. they say it's not going to hit us. not totally true and, but they say there's no 'cause for concern, hello. you never know, do you? and in other news we're following another major story for you today as the president heads to the windy city, his hometown, to deliver what's been billed pass a purely economic address. but there's he a growing sense that the economy will not be the only topic of discussion. this 174 shootings and 44 murders, so far, reported in chicago. that's just by february 3rd alone, all right? so it's going to get worse and it was really bad last year. last year, the city saw 506 murders, and more than 2400 shootings. and what a mess! all this after this 15-year-old honor student was gunned do
of nasa. right now a mere 25,000 miles, six minutes ago before we went on the air, it was at 27,000 miles, going very fast. and so, that's how they have it calculated not going to hit us or graze us, but buzz us in about an hour and ten minutes right here. i hope we live. just kidding. they say it's not going to hit us. not totally true and, but they say there's no 'cause for concern, hello. you never know, do you? and in other news we're following another major story for you today as the...
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what is nasa doing to prevent this? and can they do anything about it? >> nasa does have a program called space guard where they work with astronomers all over the world to look for these new asteroids, ones that are going to fly by earth. still, it's a small net when you think about how big the solar system is. sometimes these asteroids will whiz by us and no one knows. increasing that is probably going to be something nasa and the government will want to look at. more eyes on earth, more eyes in space with space telescopes. both government and public ones, private ones. you know, those types of efforts would help find these threats, hopefully before they become a serious problem. and we might have something to do about it. >> it certainly is fascinating and something else to worry about. thanks so much. >> well, thank you for having us. >>> two more airlines are about to join forces. that has some worried that it will send airfare soaring. we're going to tell you the latest airline merger and what it means for you. [ male announcer ] there are only so
what is nasa doing to prevent this? and can they do anything about it? >> nasa does have a program called space guard where they work with astronomers all over the world to look for these new asteroids, ones that are going to fly by earth. still, it's a small net when you think about how big the solar system is. sometimes these asteroids will whiz by us and no one knows. increasing that is probably going to be something nasa and the government will want to look at. more eyes on earth,...
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. >> nasa says an asteroid half the size of a football field will whiz by, close to the earth today. >> inside to say, while there is no cause for concern, it will pass by a remarkably close the distance. around 17,000 mi. or 27,000 kiloliters. tom foreman explains a close call. >> where is this asteroid going to be. it is going to shoot out of the sky and cut right through the top of the satellite built at about 17,000 mi.. is that dangerous? not really. in part because the size of this. the official name is 2012 the a 14. it can travel 18,000 mi. an hour. if it were to hit earth it would have a huge explosion. that would not be enough to harm the turf unless it hit a populated place. it will knock down trees and destroyed areas and several hundred miles. scientists have been tracking it for more than 2 million mi.. they say it will not hit the earth and ms. even though it is a close call. >> tonight at 7 the juchab ot space and science center will hold an asteroid during party for the 2012 da -14 asteroid. >> sizes and astronomers will be on deck to enter any questions. >> we're ge
. >> nasa says an asteroid half the size of a football field will whiz by, close to the earth today. >> inside to say, while there is no cause for concern, it will pass by a remarkably close the distance. around 17,000 mi. or 27,000 kiloliters. tom foreman explains a close call. >> where is this asteroid going to be. it is going to shoot out of the sky and cut right through the top of the satellite built at about 17,000 mi.. is that dangerous? not really. in part because the...
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but they will have telescopes at nasa you can watch it online. in the meantime, elizabeth, i have to tell you, what an extraordinary coincidence. we are sitting here waiting for this big near miss asteroid and then the real thing actually smashes into russia and it doesn't only smash into russia. it smashes as the biggest fall in 100 years and that last one in tunguska in 1908 was only 3,000 miles from this one. that's the longest astronomical hole in one you can possibly imagine. >> the video was incredible. >> reporter: incredible. >> i want to ask you, like, how often does this sort of thing happen asteroids and meteorites? how often do they come this close to earth? >> reporter: welsh the one that happened this morning, you know, was the biggest one since 1908. we got a fireball at least once a day but most of the time it's over the ocean. something this big doesn't happen more than once in a century and the near miss something like this near miss, about once every 40 years, elizabeth. >> wow. all right, brian hackney, thank you. >>> you can
but they will have telescopes at nasa you can watch it online. in the meantime, elizabeth, i have to tell you, what an extraordinary coincidence. we are sitting here waiting for this big near miss asteroid and then the real thing actually smashes into russia and it doesn't only smash into russia. it smashes as the biggest fall in 100 years and that last one in tunguska in 1908 was only 3,000 miles from this one. that's the longest astronomical hole in one you can possibly imagine. >> the...
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nasa has reportedly found most of the ones that could destroy our planet but as far as the ones that are smaller and destroy cities and wipe out regions, as far as those are concerned 99% are a mystery to us, we only now about 1% of them. the foundation believes it's so-called sentinel telescope can discover more asteroids in its first month of service in 2018 than all of our earth-based telescopes have been able to do over the past 30 years. scientists believe they could be deflected away from earth if we have several years warning. we need years, not months. you think about the 150-foot asteroid that passed close to earth yesterday. that was only discovered last year, no one enough time to done any good. that's what the b-612 foundation is trying to change. on a side note about the fireball seen streaking over the west coast including the bay area last night around 8:00, today the american meteor society says that that meteor was not what we would consider to be a major event. that these things happen every night around the world just not always over densely populated regions where
nasa has reportedly found most of the ones that could destroy our planet but as far as the ones that are smaller and destroy cities and wipe out regions, as far as those are concerned 99% are a mystery to us, we only now about 1% of them. the foundation believes it's so-called sentinel telescope can discover more asteroids in its first month of service in 2018 than all of our earth-based telescopes have been able to do over the past 30 years. scientists believe they could be deflected away from...
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nasa scientists say this was the biggest meteor in over a century, weighing in at over 7700 tons, much burned up in the earth's atmosphere but fragments slammed into the ground, one big chunk right into the lake. >> it's no small event. >> reporter: and what nasa says it was not was part of this asteroid called da14 which buzzed dangerously close to earth today. an estimated 100 tons of space material enters the atmosphere every day and most falls harmlessly in unpopulated areas. the national safety counsel says you're twice as likely to be struck by lightening. and 20,000 troops have been sent to help terrified residents. those people are spending a cold night without any windows. temperatures in that part of russia are well below 0 tonight. moscow. >>> this meteor strike is getting a lot of attention but it's also one of the only times we've actually seen video of something like this. it's amazing stuff. >> it's incredible. it hit and landed in pieces traveling at the speed of 19 miles per second and even though hundreds of people were injured and buildings were damaged, the fall out
nasa scientists say this was the biggest meteor in over a century, weighing in at over 7700 tons, much burned up in the earth's atmosphere but fragments slammed into the ground, one big chunk right into the lake. >> it's no small event. >> reporter: and what nasa says it was not was part of this asteroid called da14 which buzzed dangerously close to earth today. an estimated 100 tons of space material enters the atmosphere every day and most falls harmlessly in unpopulated areas....
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nasa says the asteroid will miss us by 17,200 miles. to put that in perspective, that's closer than the television satellites beaming your signal right now. researchers hope this asteroid can help them learn how to avoid collisions with larger ones, which could destroy the earth. >> we'll get much better data as it comes by. >> reporter: astronomers identified 1400 potentially hazardous asteroids which is just 10% of the most dangerous asteroids out there. live in the newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> olympic sprinter oscar pistorius sobbed in court today as murder charges were read against him. the double amputee known as "the blade runner" is accused in the death of his girlfriend, 30-year-old reeva steenkamp. she was found shot to death inside pistorius's home yesterday. in a statement, he disputes he murdered her in, quote, the strongest terms. however, prosecutors are expected to file additional charges including premeditated murder. >>> the san bernardino county coroner has positively identified the remains of christopher dorne
nasa says the asteroid will miss us by 17,200 miles. to put that in perspective, that's closer than the television satellites beaming your signal right now. researchers hope this asteroid can help them learn how to avoid collisions with larger ones, which could destroy the earth. >> we'll get much better data as it comes by. >> reporter: astronomers identified 1400 potentially hazardous asteroids which is just 10% of the most dangerous asteroids out there. live in the newsroom, cate...
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the fbi has been investigating nasa ames for the past four years. the congressmen say the u.s. attorney's office in northern california wants to bring criminal charges but has been blocked by the justice department. the u.s. attorney's office denies that claim. >>> we have new video from a courtroom in south africa. in one fatal night olympian oscar pistorius went from local superstar and international hero to standing trial for premeditated murder. during his very first hearing while these charges are being read he breaks down in tears. michelle kosinski witnessed it all in the courtroom. >> reporter: olympian oscar pistorius, accustomed to the cheer of victory, keeps his head down, now shielding his face from cameras to and from court. today the world press gathered him around while he's charged with the murder of his girlfriend shot three times in the head and body in pistorius's upscale well-secured home around 4:00 a.m. thursday. at 30, a cover girl, law school grad, soon to be reality show contestant was about to give a valentine's day talk about empowering women. instead
the fbi has been investigating nasa ames for the past four years. the congressmen say the u.s. attorney's office in northern california wants to bring criminal charges but has been blocked by the justice department. the u.s. attorney's office denies that claim. >>> we have new video from a courtroom in south africa. in one fatal night olympian oscar pistorius went from local superstar and international hero to standing trial for premeditated murder. during his very first hearing while...
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as we ask nasa, why was there no warning? >>> breakdown, the olympic champion suspected of murder tonight, weeping in court. what we have learned about his girlfriend. was she on the verge of becoming a breakout star? >>> outrage, the new images from inside the doomed cruise ship. passengers erupting over the offer afterwards. >> and then they want to insult us by giving us $500. >> and tonight, did american taxpayers foot the bill for the rescue? >>> and coming to america, the children from a world away on the way to carnegie hall. what we showed them about america. and what they showed us. good luck. bringing an entire crowd to its feet. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us here on a friday night. diane has the evening off. let's get right to it. the eyes of the world today stunned by this image. this was debris from a meteor racing toward earth, streaking across the sky there. crashing into the ground in the woods. look at some of the other images emerging tonight. the cloudy trail the meteor produced. and on i
as we ask nasa, why was there no warning? >>> breakdown, the olympic champion suspected of murder tonight, weeping in court. what we have learned about his girlfriend. was she on the verge of becoming a breakout star? >>> outrage, the new images from inside the doomed cruise ship. passengers erupting over the offer afterwards. >> and then they want to insult us by giving us $500. >> and tonight, did american taxpayers foot the bill for the rescue? >>> and...
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bob jacobs, the pr that represented nasa. it was more of a member is of neil from his sons and a couple close friends. the eulogies were mostly about his humility. that is what i remember most about neil. one of the most humble guys i ever met, most self-effacing, never bragged. never thought about looked at me, i am first on the moon. and it probably the most talented guy i knew as far as pilot skills go. >> you were if prior -- you were a fighter pilot. >> right, and so was he, in korea. then he got out of the navy. so he was an accomplished pilot when he came to nasa. i think if anybody should have been first on the moon, it was neil armstrong because he had the skill and the humility to carry that load. >> we talked last night at dinner. when you were flying at the lunar module down, commander is on one side and the other guy is on the other side. it makes it easier for one person to get out first. talk about that. >> who's gonna be first out? the lunar module pilot is on the right side as the face forward. the commander
bob jacobs, the pr that represented nasa. it was more of a member is of neil from his sons and a couple close friends. the eulogies were mostly about his humility. that is what i remember most about neil. one of the most humble guys i ever met, most self-effacing, never bragged. never thought about looked at me, i am first on the moon. and it probably the most talented guy i knew as far as pilot skills go. >> you were if prior -- you were a fighter pilot. >> right, and so was he, in...
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nasa says a solar flare happened over the weekend. it sent particles in the earth's direction. that likely isn't enough to pose a threat. they call the eruption minor but long in duration. nasa says the biggest effect here will likely be auroras near the north and south pole. >> the auroras are beautiful to see. we benefit in that way for sure. >> for sure. >>>let check had with tom kierein for a look at all the rain coming down. tom? >> yes, we've had a tenth to quarter of an inch of rain late last night. raining lightly in washington right now. we can see the jefferson memorial from the hd city camera. we've had a lot of the rain tapering off across northern virginia, the district into maryland. you see the areas in yellow and orange raining harder. right now in northern virginia, fairfax, loudoun, prince william, stafford, spotsylvania, just scattered light rain. a little bit of light rain, just sprinkles now in washington. prince yorjs county, sprinkles. a little bit of light rain in charles county. northern part of prince george's county, it stretches west into montgomery
nasa says a solar flare happened over the weekend. it sent particles in the earth's direction. that likely isn't enough to pose a threat. they call the eruption minor but long in duration. nasa says the biggest effect here will likely be auroras near the north and south pole. >> the auroras are beautiful to see. we benefit in that way for sure. >> for sure. >>>let check had with tom kierein for a look at all the rain coming down. tom? >> yes, we've had a tenth to...
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it was not nasa. >> andrea: right. nasa doesn't have anything to do with space. >> bob: i don't think the republicans. this is a waste of time. if it hits your house, well -- this is not hateful. i don't want it to hit your house. if it hits the russians, too bad, too. any human being, too bad. with the exception of a few i can think of. >> eric: this is irrelevant. [ overtalk ] bronc you upset about that? >> eric: no. everything is fine. can we point out the weekend away that the department of homeland security spent the money on, they spent money on $40 billion in various projects like in arizona $90,000 to fund and install video monitoring system for security cameras in chicago. guess what happened? never put security camera up? >> andrea: what is going on? >> dana: this is strange. i understand a training video for a lot of things, effective way to travel and bring the trainers in to do something to watch a video. it can be instructive. i don't understand the zombie thing. maybe the department of homeland security
it was not nasa. >> andrea: right. nasa doesn't have anything to do with space. >> bob: i don't think the republicans. this is a waste of time. if it hits your house, well -- this is not hateful. i don't want it to hit your house. if it hits the russians, too bad, too. any human being, too bad. with the exception of a few i can think of. >> eric: this is irrelevant. [ overtalk ] bronc you upset about that? >> eric: no. everything is fine. can we point out the weekend...
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. >> nasa has new estimates about the meteor that crashed in russia. now there is a hunt and what the earliest finds are going for on ebay. >> enjoy these sunny days. leigh glaser is up next with the accu-weather forecast. >> i'm colin rush. how out of control would josh reddick's beard get this spring? for the first time in 16 years, a mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪ so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. our sleep professionals will help you find your sleep number setti
. >> nasa has new estimates about the meteor that crashed in russia. now there is a hunt and what the earliest finds are going for on ebay. >> enjoy these sunny days. leigh glaser is up next with the accu-weather forecast. >> i'm colin rush. how out of control would josh reddick's beard get this spring? for the first time in 16 years, a mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we...
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>> pleasure. >> heather: nasa says this is once in a lifetime event. how do we know that? >> well, let me first say, of course, the biggest concern at the moment is for the situation in russia. so many windows were broken we are hoping that the damage can be recovered quickly. for a scientist it's a great opportunity to learn about this type of impact. we know that this was unusual event because it created a very loud boom. a signal at a frequency that is lower than what you can hear by the ear which travels long distance. this was picked up somewhere between 300 and 500 kiloton impacted. >> heather: how do we know it's not going to happen again? they said it's once in a lifetime event but how do we know that? >> statistically with these type of events they happen between once in every 20 to hundred years. in that sense. this is likely event you will experience in your lifetime. with that said, its statistic. we have coincidences that happen. >> heather: i have to ask you. an explosion estimated to have been powerful as 20 hiroshima bombs, estimated mass of 10,000 tons but
>> pleasure. >> heather: nasa says this is once in a lifetime event. how do we know that? >> well, let me first say, of course, the biggest concern at the moment is for the situation in russia. so many windows were broken we are hoping that the damage can be recovered quickly. for a scientist it's a great opportunity to learn about this type of impact. we know that this was unusual event because it created a very loud boom. a signal at a frequency that is lower than what you...
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and nasa has a near-earth program. it is, i would argue, it is underfunded because of what's at stake here both in the sense of preparedness and dealing with injury and upset. but as to deal with international incidents that might occur. you mentioned the 2002 meteorite over the mediterranean, at the time, the deputy director said if this would have happened over the subcontinent it might have been mistaken for a nuclear explosion in this belligerent stand off between india and pakistan at the time. there are certainly occasions back in the soviet days when the united states and russia mistook natural occurrences for what might have been belligerent events. and so, you have to watch these things. and the nasa near-earth program is important for all of those reasons. as you pointed out, as your other guest pointed out, the energy that's contained in just say small rock, you know, a foot across or a couple of feet across, traveling at these velocities can pack a lot of energy. so when it explodes, it's as if a nuclear ex
and nasa has a near-earth program. it is, i would argue, it is underfunded because of what's at stake here both in the sense of preparedness and dealing with injury and upset. but as to deal with international incidents that might occur. you mentioned the 2002 meteorite over the mediterranean, at the time, the deputy director said if this would have happened over the subcontinent it might have been mistaken for a nuclear explosion in this belligerent stand off between india and pakistan at the...